false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172109471m/139463.jpg 139463 25 <i>Maniac Magee</i> is a folk story about a boy, a very excitable boy. One that can outrun dogs, hit a home run off the best pitcher in the neighborhood, tie a knot no one can undo. "Kid's gotta be a maniac," is what the folks in Two Mills say. It's also the story of how this boy, Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, confronts racism in a small town, tries to find a home where there is none and attempts to soothe tensions between rival factions on the tough side of town. Presented as a folk tale, it's the stuff of storytelling. "The history of a kid," says <i>Jerry Spinelli</i>, "is one part fact, two parts legend, and three parts snowball." And for this kid, four parts of fun. <i>Maniac Magee</i> won the 1991 Newbery Medal. 3264295 1990 Maniac Magee total:7647|5:2614|4:2701|3:1744|2:443|1:145| 7647 30137 8913 883 1 3 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Sep 21 15:35:11 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 15:55:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Mar 06 10:47:20 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 06 13:40:25 -0800 2007
And Maniac Magee became a legend.

Even today kids talk about how fast he could run; ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 21:05:24 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 21:23:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Feb 18 05:50:23 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 06:43:27 -0800 2009
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As an orphan, Jeffrey Magee is sent to live with his aunt and uncle who live separately within their house and refuse to share anything. At the age of eleven, Jeffrey, unable to deal with his a...more...]]> 3 1 false true Tue Mar 10 23:14:13 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 23:15:41 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Mar 27 18:47:23 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 18:50:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 05 07:07:37 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 07:18:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 11:00:51 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 11:57:37 -0800 2009 I would recommend this book to five to ten year old kids. I didn’t know this book was for elementary readers. This book is very simple to read. My favorite character was Maniac Magee, because he could run as fast or faster than the world’s fastest runner. He could jump higher t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 10 18:29:01 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 18:41:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 25 06:59:31 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 07:24:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Apr 04 08:15:13 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 08:15:31 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 18:55:03 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 19:01:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 06:10:42 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 06:19:12 -0700 2009 by Jerry Spinelli



This book is called maniac magee. The book is about a young boy who lives in a segragated town called Two Mills. The town is divided into two sides, one sides is the east end and the other the west end. East end is the side where african ame...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 24 10:06:17 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 10:20:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 13:28:16 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 10:25:09 -0700 2009 3
When I was a kid, I don't think I noticed all the racial stuff. Spinelli is definitely making a statement. The statement is a g...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Mon Nov 02 18:47:30 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 20:10:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 10 15:45:21 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 15:15:57 -0700 2009
Illustrator: No illustrations

Genre: fiction, drama

Publication Info: Little, Brown Young Readers (1999)

Reading Level: Ages 9-12; fluent

Topic/Theme: friendship, individuality, courage, death of loved ones, orphans
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Plot: A little boy named Maniac's parents had a tragic death. He lives with his stupid aunt and uncle who should get a divorce. During a march of the animals or whatever school play, he shouts like Harry in the fifth and runs into the onion smelling night. He lives with animals ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 04 12:32:19 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 14:07:31 -0700 2009 Three cheers and an A-men, for Maniac Magee

Maniac Magee is like a story told through an imaginative child on the playground at recess, where exaggeration and fantasy are just as important as any truths. Spinelli’s clever, funny and creative approach to dealing with such staggering issu...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Apr 18 13:52:03 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 13:57:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=139463